10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 25, 2016
As Marra and Santella note, tens of millions of people have “a deep bond and connection with cats” precisely because they’re a little bit wild, among a multitude of other reasons including soft fur, cuddliness, and playfulness. It’s not just the effect of cats on wildlife that should be alarming, “Cat Wars” says.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 31, 2012
Finally my luck changed in the form of a troop of Silvered Langurs , a lovely species of leaf-monkey with dark black fur that contrasts astonishingly with the bright orange fur of youngsters. Asian Koel (Male) by Simon Tickle The thing about layovers is that your energy doesn’t always match what you want to do.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 18, 2021
Five hatchling House Sparrows in a Happy Meal box,” said Johanna Walton, also in Connecticut. The carrier was a normal cardboard box, but the opossum was nestled on a square of white fur, surrounded by pinecones and greenery, and all of it was festively tied with a ribbon. “Almost restores your faith in humanity!
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
Tree sparrows (see header photograph) were common in town, but not in the surrounding countryside. Its family must have flown south Finding mammals is always a challenge: we saw Red Foxes several times, and Red Squirrels daily, though disappointingly the majority sported grey rather than red fur. The same was true of Eurasian Magpies.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Of course, with the Drakensberg still not that far away from Capetown and South African explorers obviously very fond of saving mental energy by simply starting bird names with the word “cape”, we have the Cape Robin-Chat … … the Cape Rock Thrush … … the Cape Sparrow … … and the Cape Weaver.
10,000 Birds
JULY 23, 2014
Brush-tailed Possums were brought from Australia to help start a fur industry. The first to do so was the humble House Sparrow, which was brought to help control caterpillars but soon reached such numbers it was the subject of control itself. California Quail are familiar birds to West Coast birders of North America, and Kiwis too now.
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